Cboe has filed an application with the U.S. SEC seeking approval to launch the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. The products are structured as commodity pools regulated by the CFTC, rather than being registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The ETFs aim for daily returns equal to three times the underlying assets, but trading cannot begin until the related S-1 registration statement becomes effective. The SEC’s stance on leveraged products has been inconsistent, leaving the approval outlook uncertain.

Dubai’s virtual asset regulator granted crypto derivatives platform Deribit a broker-dealer licence on August 13, enabling spot orders placed on Deribit to be routed to Coinbase Exchange for matching. The change gives clients access to hundreds of additional assets and could later support derivatives trading. Abu Dhabi approved Coinbase on August 11 to operate a tokenised securities hub. Coinbase completed its roughly $2.9 billion acquisition of Deribit in 2025 after Deribit recorded more than $1 trillion in 2024 trading volume, a peak monthly volume of $185 billion and about $60 billion in open interest.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency gave World Liberty Trust Company preliminary conditional approval on Aug. 14, 2026. The proposed trust bank plans to issue the USD1 stablecoin, manage its reserves and offer institutional digital-asset custody. Operating conditions include maintaining at least $20 million in tier 1 capital, while final approval still hinges on a preopening examination and detailed compliance requirements. Lawmakers have also raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest involving President Trump and his family.

Cboe BZX has filed with the SEC to launch the first U.S. 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, and the proposal also includes 3x leveraged ETFs tied to gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas. This would mark the first time leveraged crypto ETFs have entered the U.S. regulatory approval process. The SEC has not yet decided whether to approve the filing.

Cboe BZX Exchange has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval to list what it says would be the first U.S. 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF and 3x leveraged Ethereum ETF, alongside triple-leveraged gold, silver, oil and gas funds. The proposed products are designed to deliver 3x (or -3x) the daily performance of their underlying assets. If approved, the filings would broaden the range of crypto ETFs available in the U.S. market. The move would bring leveraged crypto ETFs into view for U.S. regulators, according to the filing.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued World Liberty Trust Company a preliminary conditional trust charter, allowing it to operate as a national trust bank and placing the issuance, custody and reserve management of the USD1 stablecoin under federal supervision. USD1 has a market capitalization of roughly $4 billion and ranks as the fourth-largest stablecoin by market value, according to CoinGape. The charter process has also drawn conflict-of-interest scrutiny.

Solana Company reported its Q2 2026 financial results, with revenue of $2.5M. The company said the revenue was largely generated from staking rewards on its holdings of 31,200 $SOL. Over the same period, it recorded a net loss of $30.3M, far exceeding revenue.

World Liberty Financial has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), clearing an early hurdle toward obtaining a bank charter. The company plans to set up a trust company to assume issuance, redemption and reserve management for the USD1 stablecoin, replacing BitGo. The move marks a step by a Trump-linked crypto project toward compliant banking services.